Celeste build guide
by Little ShmuckVersion 101Updated Oct 3, 2026Guide #448516
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is there really even a shmuck meta anymore? my haters tell me that i am a failure... what do I do? discord: https://discord.gg/KVHpb94rUJ join if you need help
1Early game
Game stage · 8 items
High-Velocity Rounds
Extra Regen
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Mystic Regeneration
Radiant Regeneration
Built from Mystic Regeneration
Suppressor
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
Restorative Locket
24.8K Greenoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Healbane
Spirit Shielding
Enchanter's Emblem
3Mid Game/Core
Author's category · 8 items
Torment Pulse
Witchmail
Spiritual Overflow
4Resistencesoptional
Author's category · 12 items · must buy at least 1!!!!
Bullet Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Dispel Magic
5Late game
Game stage · 7 items · Buy how whatever your heart desires
Mercurial Magnum
Superior Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
6Optionaloptional
Author's category · 4 items
Mystic Expansion
hit those daggers
Cold Front
Arcane Surge
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
| Light Eater: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Light Eater: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Light Eater: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
Escalating Exposure
Stamina Mastery
Spellslinger
Greater Expansion
Boundless Spirit
Counterspell
Metal Skin
Reactive Barrier
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Spellbreaker
Debuff Reducer
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Plated Armor
Divine Barrier
Infuser
Refresher
Mystic Slow
Lightning Scroll
Built from Mystic Slow
Kinetic Dash
| Dazzling Trick: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Dazzling Trick: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Dazzling Trick: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Dazzling Trick: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
| Radiant Daggers: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Radiant Daggers: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Radiant Daggers: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Radiant Daggers: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
| Shining Wonder: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Shining Wonder: 1 AP upgrade, step 13 | Shining Wonder: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 | Shining Wonder: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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